Transformation

Unfaithful, Untraceable—we're starting to see a pattern when it comes to Diane Lane's leading roles. Over her long career, Lane's racked up honors such as a Time cover (at age 14!), an Oscar nomination and countless tributes to her classic beauty. "She has the easy and natural style of an active woman who's ready to jump into anything that's required of her," her makeup artist D. Garen Tolkin has said. "I've taken her from an extremely bronzed goddess to the most delicate English rose…and both fit her perfectly." We think the title for Lane's next project should be, quite simply, Unforgettable."

—Betony Toht

1979: "Auditions were my day-care center," Lane has said of her life as a child actress.